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​Building on Muscles

Faith grows in the garden of pain. It doesn't grow without challenges or difficulty. It grows in hard times.

Years ago, in a hospital visit, I prayed for one of my family members who was ill. However, the person got worse the next day. In our expectation, sometimes things go the wrong way. We ask for divine intervention. Sometimes God will take away the pain, but sometimes the situation will get worse.

We don't usually like when the situation gets worse. Everyone suffers in life. When we continuously pray while suffering, it shows how solid is our faith.

Do you think your faith would get stronger if everything were easy in life? No, your faith will get stronger through hardship. Here's something that might surprise you: You will develop more faith through tribulations. Romans 5:3–4 says, "But we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope."

Faith grows in the garden of pain. It doesn't grow without challenges or difficulty. It grows in hard times.

​It's sort of like building muscles. You build them up by breaking them down. Then, as you keep working out, the muscles will get stronger. You develop strength through your weaknesses. This is true Tao.